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Dentsply Sirona to Buy MIS Implants for $375 Million
Dentsply Sirona Inc. said it agreed to buy dental implant systems manufacturer MIS Implants Technologies Ltd. for $375 million. The privately held Israeli-based company sells dental implants under its MIS brand and has annual sales of about $80 million. Dentsply said it sees MIS helping to address the value segment of the implant market. Dentsply…
Read MoreDigital Health Company, Reflexion Health, Secures $18 Million for Its Series B Financing
SAN DIEGO, CA– (June 22, 2016) – Reflexion Health, a digital health company dedicated to bringing personalized rehabilitation healthcare into patients’ homes, today announced that it has received $18 million in an insider-led, series B funding round. Reflexion Health will use these funds to complete clinico-economic evaluation of its first FDA cleared product (VERA™), expand its suite…
Read MoreStudy Links Simulation in EMS Training with Improved Prehospital Pediatric Care
With increased emphasis on culture of safety and rising concerns over medical errors, our attention this month turns to this study from Baylor College of Medicine in conjunction with the Houston Fire Department(HFD). As we reported in the March issue, we know that the cognitive load theory (CLT) of education impacts high-fidelity simulation in EMS…
Read MoreTips for Women on Preventing Heart Disease from the FDA
The FDA released a consumer health information update on June 2 that provides women with tips on preventing heart disease. Approximately 25 percent of women die from heart disease, the leading cause of death among women according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recently, NPR noted that a survey found only…
Read MoreFDA Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the Medical Device Amendments
In 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple and a gallon of gas was $.59. And in another action that has had long term impact, President Ford signed the Medical Device Amendments that closed the dangerous gap between what he called FDA’s “horse and buggy authority” and “laser age problems.” Unlike the pharmaceutical industry,…
Read MoreTrauma Surgeons Superhuman Efforts at Orlando Health
A 6-year-old boy with abnormal pupils and gasping for breath. A 26-year-old pregnant woman with a gunshot wound to her abdomen. A 54-year-old male with blood pouring from a wound in his thigh. Now add 43 more patients. Imagine you are the paramedic at this scene. Who do you take to the hospital first? Who do you…
Read MoreBaby Bentley Born with Brain Formed Outside of Skull
When Sierra Yoder went with her husband Dustin to get her 22-week ultrasound and find out the sex of their baby, she was shocked when the concerned doctor sent her to a neurosurgeon. Soon after, the baby was diagnosed with encephalocele, a condition affecting 1 out of every 10,000 babies, causing part or all of the brain…
Read MoreDrug May Block Breast Cancer in High-Risk Women
(CNN) Scientists might have just pinpointed a nonsurgical way for women at a high risk of breast cancer to minimize their chances of developing the devastating disease. About 12% of all women across the United States will develop breast cancer in their lifetime, according to the National Cancer Institute. However, about 65% of women with a…
Read MoreNew Hydrogel Can Carry Hard-to-Deliver Drugs
The new hydrogel was created in the lab of Rice University bioengineer Jeffrey Hartgerink, where bioengineers create custom peptides that can promote healing and tissue growth. This hydrogel aims to take advantage of the gaps in peptide nanofibers, enabling it to hide drugs that have hydrophobic properties. I-Che Li, graduate student at Rice and lead…
Read MoreXPS Machine Keeps Lungs Alive Outside of Body
The XPS machine by XVIVO Perfusion, is changing the way doctors think about lung transplants. It’s already cleared for use in Canada and Europe and is currently in clinical trials in the United States. Produced by Grace Raver. Video courtesy of Washington University and Reuters.
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